Category Archives: OUT & ABOUT

Day 10: A dog’s life

Posted on August 7, 2012 by The Daily Cure

We don’t go anywhere without our dog. She’s fourteen and a half. We don’t know how much longer we’ll have her. She’s been with us from the beginning of “us.” Like so many dogs, she was the first real commitment—the … Continue reading →

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Day 9: The heart of the matter

Posted on August 6, 2012 by The Daily Cure

The thing about a vacation is this: it’s not really your real life. And most of what you do on vacation is an active escape from the day-to-day that normally defines you. Play-acting in that parallel vacation universe helps you … Continue reading →

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Day 8: Time to eat (when isn’t it?)

Posted on August 3, 2012 by The Daily Cure

Breakfast Try as I might, bran and yogurt just weren’t my choice for the morning meal in Cap Ferret. With a bakery like Chez Pasqual in Le Canon cranking out yummies every morning by 7:30 like the one you see … Continue reading →

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Day 7: Textures and patterns

Posted on August 2, 2012 by The Daily Cure

Between sea, sand and cloud, are the things made by man. Fishnets and roof tiles, shopping baskets and hats. And somehow, here at the French seaside, they all blend into a harmonious tapestry. In the realm of the manmade, the … Continue reading →

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Day 6: “C’est pas bon, ça”

Posted on August 1, 2012 by The Daily Cure

I have been duly warned by my husband that some European shop owners and restaurateurs do not take kindly to their properties being photographed. Never mind that you are a tourist. Never mind that the web is a means of … Continue reading →

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Day 5: Those “come hither” alleys

Posted on July 31, 2012 by The Daily Cure

I know, I know. I’m such a one-trick pony. I love the same things over and over again. Can’t help it. Windows. Doors. Gates. Anything that opens out onto a larger world, or closes in on a smaller one, hinting … Continue reading →

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Day 4: Sunny vs cloudy (a test)

Posted on July 29, 2012 by The Daily Cure

I don’t know about you, but I find nonstop, sunny weather vaguely boring. My upsy-downsy tendencies need a touch of pathetic fallacy every now and then. Fog! Rain! Elements that howl! Nothing like a good grey, blustery day to set … Continue reading →

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Day 3: By hand, by heart

Posted on July 28, 2012 by The Daily Cure

An experiment in blogging inspired by the signage in Cap Ferret. (This is for Ron.)

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Day 2: Shutters

Posted on July 27, 2012 by The Daily Cure

A walk around Cap Ferret is a tour through color, all of it showing off like a group of giddy starlets against a beautifully dull backdrop of sand, weathered wood, and the ebbing and flowing tide. Factor in a frequently … Continue reading →

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Day 1: Where the world is your oyster and vice versa

Posted on July 24, 2012 by The Daily Cure

Recently back from stunning Cap Ferret on the Arcachon Peninsula in S.W. France, where I was finally able—between sun, sand, various bottles of white and red Bordeaux, and inimitable French style—to shake off my Milanese back ache. This is a … Continue reading →

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